Case Study: Iberdrola, S.A. achieves greener, more efficient procurement to meet carbon‑neutral goals with SAP Ariba solutions

How Can Smarter, More Sustainable Procurement Processes Help Achieve Carbon Neutrality

Iberdrola, a multinational utility serving over 100 million customers, set an ambitious target of carbon neutrality by 2050 and aimed to have 70% of its key suppliers adopt sustainable development policies by 2022. To meet this goal it needed better visibility into supplier environmental performance, stronger purchasing governance, and to replace a highly customized on‑premise supplier relationship management system.

Working with IBM to deploy cloud‑based SAP Ariba Buying and Sourcing (integrated with SAP ERP and a third‑party sustainability scoring tool), Iberdrola migrated its legacy SRM in under 12 months and created a one‑stop procurement hub covering €10–15 billion in annual spend and 20,000 suppliers. The new solution boosted efficiency with guided buying and catalogs, eliminated email‑based processes and on‑premise maintenance costs, and gave procurement teams actionable sustainability insights to drive greener purchasing decisions.

Iberdrola, S.A

Ramón Zumárraga

Director of Purchasing